By John Soares An important consideration in training the Doberman for IPO/Schutzhund is understanding their aggression/defense. In my opinion, our limited success in the sport has a lot to do with methods of training which do not take these qualities into...

The Breed Directive for the Dobermann by Ottmar Vogel translated from the German by H. Redtenbacher, edited by Lisa Schuller (Kennel Ascomannis) Gladly, I respond to the plea of many an interested party to write about this most important breed selection. In order to...

By Amnon Ben IzhakIf we look at a short history of this breed, we will find that the German shepherd dog of today is completely different from the German shepherd dog as visualized by the founder of the breed, Captain Max von Stephanitz. This dog is slowly losing its...

Kris Kotsopoulos: Given the appropriate genetics and the right preparation, I believe there is very little difference between the service dog and sporting dog. For me, the training foundation is identical and once this is accomplished, it is purely training them for...

by Michael Ellis This is a portion of an article that appeared in the first issue of PCM. Bart Bellon started in dogs while living in N. Central Africa in the 70’s. Dogs were used for protection and he worked with a variety of different dogs, none of them Malinois....

(Reprinted with permission from HondenAus Malinois Kennels Australia.) The state of the working Malinois would not be in the position it is today if it was not for two Belgian Kennels – des Deux Pottois and du Boscaille. The ‘Deux Pottois’ kennel introduced the very...

The Belgian Malinois hails from Belgium and his basic task was, and still is, to herd…be it sheep or cattle. In addition to his herding abilities, the Belgian Malinois excels in a number of canine activities such as agility, obedience, tracking, Schutzhund and guard...

By Francis Metcalf (reprinted with permission) Francis Metcalf introduced me to french ring, Francis opened a whole new world to me when it came to dog training. Metcalf is a super dog trainer – check out his video as well as more info here. By combining various...

From 2005… If you hang out at enough training groups or go to working dog events, you are sure to hear all kinds of gossip and rumors. Those of us outside of Europe are always subject to the uncertainty of hearing these comments and not knowing if they are fact or...